Charity Matilda (Chandler) King (1839 - 1905)

Born 22 Feb 1839 in Franklin, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Hiram King — married 29 Dec 1854 in Carroll County, Georgia

Descendants

Died 18 Jul 1905 at age 66 in Carroll, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Charity Matilda Chandler was born in Georgia on February 22, 1839 to Ambrose Chandler and Jerusha White Chandler.

Charity's father, Ambrose Chandler, appeared on the 1840 census in Franklin County, Georgia. The household consisted of: 1 male under 5 years old , 2 males between 5 and 10 years old, 1 male between 10 and 15 years old, 1 male between 30 and 40 (Ambrose Chandler), 1 female under 5 years old, 1 female between 5 and 10 years old, 1 female between 10 and 15, 1 female between 30 and 40 years old (Jerusha Chandler). Charity would have been listed as a female under five on this census. ^[1]

On the 1850 Census, she was listed as a seven year old female living in Carroll County, Georgia with her parents and siblings. She was attending school, and her birthplace was Georgia.^{[2] [3]}

She married Thomas Hiram King on December 29, 1854 in Carroll County, Georgia.^[4]

On the 1860 Census, she was found living in the household of her husband, Thomas Hiram King, and two children. The census indicated that she was a housewife and was born in Georgia. According to the census, she could not read or write.^[5]

On the 1870 Census, she was living in the household of her husband, six children, and her mother, Jerusha Chandler King. Charity worked as a housewife, and the census stated that she could not read or write. This census incorrectly listed her first name as Clarissa.^[6]

On the 1880 Census, she was listed as a 42 year old, white female living in Carroll County, Georgia with her husband and children: Mary E. King, Joseph B. King, Martin A. King, Hiram B. King, John W. King, James D. King, and Robert S. King. Also in the household were her mother, Jerusha Chandler, and her husband's aunt, Matilda Brown. She was keeping house. According to the census, she could not read or write. She and her parents were born in Georgia.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 United States Census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-QGV), Ambrose Chandler, District 212, Franklin, Georgia; citing p. 318, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 7,043.
2. ↑ 1850 United States Census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYN-JHT), Charity Chandler, Carroll county, part of, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing family 8, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Charity was born in 1839, so she should have been older than seven on this census.
4. ↑ Marriage License of Thomas Hiram King and Charity Matilda Chandler; State of Georgia, Carroll County; 29 Dec 1854
5. ↑ 1860 United States Census; index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMC-CY7), Chaity M King in household of Hiram King, 9th Dist, Carroll, Georgia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 18, household ID 129, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,113.
6. ↑ 1870 United States Census index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCS2-QGZ), Clarissa M King, Georgia, United States; citing p. 93, family 642, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,638.
7. ↑ 1880 United States Census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L6-P5N), Charity M King in household of T Hiram King, District 1006, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 31, sheet 142B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0137; FHL microfilm 1,254,137.

• 1850 United States Census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYN-JHT), Charity Chandler, Carroll county, part of, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing family 8, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Marriage License of Thomas Hiram King and Charity Matilda Chandler; State of Georgia, Carroll County; 29 Dec 1854

• 1860 United States Census; index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMC-CY7), Chaity M King in household of Hiram King, 9th Dist, Carroll County, Georgia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 18, household ID 129, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,113.

• 1870 United States Census index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCS2-QGZ), Clarissa M King, Georgia, United States; citing p. 93, family 642, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,638.

• 1880 United States Census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L6-P5N), Charity M King in household of T Hiram King, District 1006, Carroll County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 31, sheet 142B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0137; FHL microfilm 1,254,137.

• Charity Matilda Chandler King Memorial; Find-A-Grave; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41060991.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41060991/charity-matilda-king : accessed 20 December 2021), memorial page for Charity Matilda Chandler King (22 Feb 1839–18 Aug 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41060991, citing Poplar Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Carroll County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Sabrina (contributor 47811077) .

• Death Certificate; "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940," database with image of Death Certificate; FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJX9-LKJ6); George Washington King; Death: 04 Sep 1932 in Waco, Carroll County, Georgia, USA; Cause of Death: Complications of Chronic Brights Disease and Heart Trouble; Occupation: Farmer; Birth: 13 June 1855 in Carroll County, Georgia, USA; Parents: Hiram King and Charity Chandler; citing Waco, Carroll, Georgia, United States, Georgia Archives, Morrow; FHL microfilm .

Acknowledgements

Chandler-3204 was created by Lucy King through the import of Lucy L King Family Tree.ged on Aug 31, 2014.